Painting underway - door /front wing trim removal question

Post by **pouch** » 20 Feb 2006, 17:01

Hi,

Well the rubbing down and finding holes and making good is going well. At present I am only doing the front of the van front the doors forward.

Question - In between the windscreen and the door there is a seam which has a black trim attached. There is a bit of rust near the edges and whilst I could just mask off and clean as best I can it would be easier to remove. I have had a look and I can't deceide it it is metal or plastic and also hwo it is attached, clrimped on, or glued, or just interferance.

I don't wont to break it, any ideas?

Cheers
Martyn

Post by **Cruz** » 20 Feb 2006, 17:28

I think it's just a piece of gutter trim moulded into shape and just pushes on

Post by **Cate** » 20 Feb 2006, 18:00

Mine's plastic, and breaks easily!

Post by **pouch** » 20 Feb 2006, 18:17

hmmmmm... Breaks easily?

I am not sure if I can a replacement and would rather not have to buy a new one.

Has anyone sucessfully removed one?

Post by **Cruz** » 20 Feb 2006, 18:53

Just be careful.

Surely these bits are just lengths of standard gutter trim bent into shape using a bit of heat?

Post by **HarryMann** » 20 Feb 2006, 19:38

Does it really matter that much - if you don't take it off you'll never know what the state is under there and compromise on the job?

Surely a bit of trim can be sorted at a later stage - get down to the nitty gritty, or is it just a blow-over, that'll need re-doing in 2 years time when the bubbles start again...

get it off, screech a rotary twist-knot brush up and down the seam to rip out what most of us can guarantee is the lurking death rot, anti-rust prime deeply and finish. If seam has 'swollen', a-r treat with it opened out and then can squueze it back together a bit before finishing

Post by **pouch** » 21 Feb 2006, 12:40

Does it really matter that much - if you don't take it off you'll never know what the state is under there and compromise on the job?

Fair point, it just looked a bit like an unobtainable replacement..!

It will be a decent job, it's toooooo much trouble to just do a quick cover up!

Post by **HarryMann** » 21 Feb 2006, 13:55

Think they're 251 853 705 (L) and 706 (R)

1BG (Graphite)
739 (Chrome)

About £5 each

Post by **Cruz** » 21 Feb 2006, 17:21

HarryMann wrote:Think they're 251 853 705 (L) and 706 (R)

1BG (Graphite)
739 (Chrome)

About £5 each

Just rang a very shouty man at the van centre in the trafford centre and he said those parts are now obselete

Gowesty do an alternative but obviously they are shipped from california

http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/mercha ... t-moldings

I'm sure just a normal length of gutter trim cut to size would suffice after all that's all the gowesty alternative is

Post by **HarryMann** » 21 Feb 2006, 18:18

Or off a good young scrapper?

Post by **pouch** » 22 Feb 2006, 10:26

Thanks guys,

Well handy info.

I'll look into a couple of replacements and then tear them off

It's always a bit of dilema to know when to stop, I could have an airfix kit of a van if I keep taking things off

Cheers,
Martyn

Post by **HarryMann** » 22 Feb 2006, 15:40

I could have an airfix kit of a van if I keep taking things off

Know what you mean, a bit of a rep for that

but then at least you know!

Post by **T2Andy** » 22 Feb 2006, 16:23

Just Kampers do them, Part No. J10643 £6.00 each

Post by **Cruz** » 22 Feb 2006, 16:30

T2Andy wrote:Just Kampers do them, Part No. J10643 £6.00 each

That's only for one side, they don't do the other side for some reason (or have none left)